Power converter including smoothing capacitor and discharge resistor

A power converter that converts a direct-current voltage received by the power converter to an alternating-current voltage, comprising:

• a body including a switching element;
• a plurality of semiconductor modules each having a control terminal projected from the body;
• a circuit board that controls the switching element to be ON and OFF;
• a cooler that cools the semiconductor modules;
• a smoothing capacitor that smooth direct-current voltage applied to the switching element;
• a discharge resistor disposed on a surface of the circuit board and electrically connected parallel to the smoothing capacitor,
• wherein
• the semiconductor modules are mounted on the circuit board with the control terminal;
• the discharge resistor includes a first connecting portion at one end of the discharge resistor in a longitudinal direction thereof and a second connecting portion at an other end of the discharge resistor in the longitudinal direction thereof;
• and
• the first connecting portion is connected to the control terminal via a wiring pattern provided on the surface of the circuit board.